Probably every person knows about such a nuisance as a broken zipper. It’s especially offensive when this situation happens with a new or favorite thing. And the question arises: what to do? Throw it away or try to fix it? It is better, of course, to repair the damage. To do this, you can go two ways:
- use a special service;
- make repairs yourself.
Before deciding on one, we suggest considering both methods in more detail.
Zipper replacement service
If you are not confident in your ability to hold a needle in your hands, you should entrust this work to specialists.
Who to contact
This the service is provided by sewing studios or home-based craftswomen.
Attention! In order to receive a quality service, provide it only to trusted workers. If there are none, then carefully find out whether you should trust this or that master.
This rule especially applies to needlewomen providing home-based services.
What does the cost depend on?
The cost of such work will be based on the following criteria:
- complexity of cut;
- clasp length;
- jacket material and zippers.
Reference! On average, the price will vary from 250 to 1000 rubles.
The type of fastener also influences the pricing:
- tractor;
- semi-secret or hidden;
- spiral.
How to change a zipper on a jacket yourself
If you don’t want to go to a workshop, you can try changing the fastener yourself. This method is suitable for any woman who attended labor classes at school. The whole process can be divided into several stages.
- Preliminary, which includes the acquisition of the necessary elements.
- Preparatory, because you need to flog the old fastener.
- Directly installation process lightning.
For the concept of workflow, we will consider all the points step by step.
What you need for work
Before starting any activity, you should prepare thoroughly. In this case, the preparation is divided into two stages: vaporizing the old zipper and preparing the necessary materials and tools.
To work you will need the following.
- Sharp instrument: stationery knife, blade. These devices will help you flog a damaged zipper. Instead, you can also use a tailor's device - a steam ripper.
- New clasp. To purchase a replacement, measure the spoiled one and buy the same one. If your length is not available, then take the larger option (remove the excess in the process).
- Sewing machine.
- Safety pins.
- Threads in tone and contrasting for basting.
Reference! If you don't have a sewing machine, you can use the manual method and sew in a zipper using an ordinary needle.
How to make a replacement
After preparing the materials and tools required for the work, you can proceed directly to the process.
- After removing the broken fastener using tools, pull out the threads sticking out at the edges.
- Attach the old fastener to the new one. Use tailor's chalk or a bar of soap to mark the overall length and placement of the end teeth. The last step is not performed on spiral variants.
- Trim the zipper.
- Use pliers or tongs to remove excess teeth from the edge.
- Install a retainer at the outermost tooth (it can be removed from an old object).
- We attach one side of the fastener to the edge of the jacket, aligning it along the notches (triangular cuts in the fabric). If this mark is not present, then the top and bottom edges of the jacket will serve as a guide.
- Carefully straighten the zipper along the edge and secure it in position using safety pins.
- Sew on the machine, while trying to fit into the holes of the previous seam.
- Sew the fastener on the other side in the same way.
- Next, secure the trim piece with pins and sew the stitch on a machine.
- After this, stitch off the matching elements, if any.
- The finishing seam is done last.
Reference! Pay attention to the equidistant arrangement of the zipper elements and seams.
By following the simplest rules and doing the work slowly and carefully, you can handle replacing the fastener yourself. And thus you will save the family budget, and also extend the life of the damaged item.
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